Shade-fastening.



PATBNTBD DECi 26, 1905.

F. WEILERT.

SHADE FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED M0431, 1904.

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FRED VEILERT, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

SHADE-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1905.

Application led December 3l, 1904. Serial No. 239,124.

To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, FRED EILERT, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, (Ridgewood,) borough of Queens, in thecounty of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedShade-Fastening, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to devices for fastening the shade-cloth to ashade-roller; and its object is to provide a new and improvedshade-fastening and means for conveniently placing the same in positionor removing the same from the shade-roller, the sliade-fastening beingsimple and durable in construction, cheap to manufacture, easily placedin position, and arranged to securely attach the shade-cloth to theshade-roller.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointedout in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention `is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement, showing one of thefasteners in position and another fastener in position on the implementfor guiding and removing the fastener. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe implement as applied to a fastener for removing the same from theshade-roller and shade-cloth. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the sameshowingtheo eratorshandin osition for removing the guiding implementfrom under the fastener. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-section of theimprovement, showing the guiding and removing implement in position forremoving the shade-fastener. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of theimproved fastener. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the guiding orremoving implement, and Fig. 7 is a cross-section of the fastener inposition on the shade-roller and shade-cloth.

The shade-cloth A is adapted to befastened to the shade-roller B by theuse of two or more clips C, made of aresilient material,such asspring-steel, bent into segmental shape for the inner surface of theclip to snugly fit onto the peripheral face of the roller B, theterminals of the said clip when applied to the roller extendingadistance beyond a greater diameter thereof, so as to hold the clip byitsownresiliency in position on the shade-roller. One terminal of the clipC is provided with inwardly-bent teeth C', adapted to pass through theshade-cloth A and into the roller material, so as to prevent theshade-cloth from being pulled out from under the clip and to prevent thelatter turning around on the shaderoller B.

In order to permit of conveniently placing the clip C in position on ashade-roller with a view to accurately fastening the shadecloth A inplace, an implement is provided, preferably made of metal and having asegmental body D, adapted to fit onto the peripheral face of theshade-roller B. On one side of the body D is provided a curved handle D,adapted to be engaged by theiingers of the operatorshand to allow ofconveniently placing the implement in position on' the shade-roller andto allow of pulling it out from under the clip after the same is placedin position. In order to place the clip in position, the operator firstplaces the fastening edge of the shade-cloth A in position on the rollerB, then places the body D of the implement onto the roller, so that oneend of the body extends a distance over the fastening edge of theshade-cloth corresponding to the distance the clip C is to overlie theshadecloth. When this has been done, the clip C is pressed over the bodyD, so as to readily open and snap onto'the body D and portions of theshade-roller, the toothed edge of the clip C abutting against the edgeof that portion of the body D overlying the shade-cloth. Vhen the clip Chas been sprung in position, as described, the operator takes hold ofthe handle D and pulls the same in the direction of the length of theroller B (see Fig. 3) to pull the body D of the implement out fromunderneath the clip C. If desired or if necessary, the end of the clip Chaving the teeth C may be pressed or hammered in to drive the teeth homein the material of the shaderoller.

In order to gage the distance the several clips C are to overlie thecloth A, the overlying side of the body D of the implement is providedwith a graduation D2, so as to enable the operator to indicate thedistance the body D overlies the shade-cloth, and as each clip C isabutted with its teeth on the end of the body D having the graduationsit is evi- IOO dent that after the implement has been removed the clip Coverlies the desired amount on the shade-cloth A.

By the arrangement described the implement D can be placed in a similarposition for each clip, so that the several clips employed for fasteningthe shade-cloth A in position on the roller B overlie the shade-cloththe same distance.

In case it is desired to remove a clip C from the shade-roller thehandle D of the implement is provided at its outer end with a hook D3,adapted to pass under a bent portion C2, formed on the terminal of theclip C o posite the end having the teeth C. By t 1e operator engagingthe hook D3 with the said bent portion C2 and pulling on the implement,as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4, the clip can be conveniently pulled olifthe roller, so as to disengage the clip Jfrom the roller and theshade-cloth.

As indicated in the drawings, the clip C is preferably tapering7 thewidest portion being at the terminal having the teeth C and thenarrowest portion being o n the other terminal having the bent portionC2. By this arrangement a considerable bearing-surface is provided forthat portion of the cloth overlying the shade-cloth A, and at the sametime sufficient resiliency is given to the clip to permit ofconveniently pressing the same over the body D into position on theshaderoller.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Ashadeefastening comprising a segmental clip of resilient material,tapered between the terminals thereof and provided at its wider terminalwith inwardly-projecting teeth and at its narrower terminal with anoutwardly-bent portion, as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination with a segmental shade-roller clip for fastening theshade-cloth to the shaderoller, of a guiding implement having asegmental body fitting the periph eral face of the shade-roller andadapted to overlie the fastening edge of the shade-cloth, the said bodyhaving a sidewise-extending handle.

3. The combination with a segmental shade-roller clip Jfor `fasteningthe shade-cloth to the shade-roller, of a guiding implement having asegmental body fitting the peripheral face of the shade-roller andadapted to overlie the fastening edge of the shade-cloth, the said bodyhaving a sidewise-extending handle curved upwardly and inwardly andterminating in a hook for engaging a bent portion of one ofthe terminalsof the said clip. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisspeciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRED VVEILERT. l/Vitnesses:

JULIUs JocHANN, ROBERT FRIEDRICH.

